The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has received around 20,000 applications for its new housing scheme, for which the last date for submitting applications is September 11, a senior official today said.

The initial deadline for submission was August 11, but DDA authorities had extended it by a month, following poor response from people till July-end.

"After extending the date, the total number of applications received stand at about 20,000. We will get full details across different categories by September 11," a senior DDA official told PTI.

The 2017 Housing Scheme, which offers 12,000 flats for four income categories, was launched on June 30.

On July 28, DDA's Principal Commissioner (Housing), J P Agarwal had said that the housing authority had by then received only 5,000 applications, conjecturing that demonetisation could have been a factor behind lesser number of people applying for it.

For the LIG (Lower Income Group) category, the registration fee will be Rs 1 lakh while for Middle Income Group and High Income Group flats, Rs 2 lakh will be charged.

The 2014 scheme offered 25,040 flats across categories, with prices ranging between Rs 7 lakh and Rs 1.2 crore. The online response was so massive that the DDA's official website crashed soon after the launch.

The one-bedroom flats were offered in Dwarka, Rohini, Narela and Siraspur areas.

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